Joe, children in the Catholic faith in Santa Fe were taught a catechism, which they had to memorize before or shortly after their first communion. The Franciscan brothers of the archdiocese were the usual teachers, whether this was the "Baltimore" catechism or other, I don't know. I do remember that the children dressed for their examinations and communions, boys in white shirt and black pants and girls in fancy little dresses made or bought for the occasion. The situation probably is different today.

Parents, regardless of their faiths, who teach religious conformity to their children, are brainwashing them; there may be other terms, but I believe that the term is applicable.

Finally, I made no apologia for the Irish situation, I was pointing out that similar examples of mistreatment that we would not countenance today existed elsewhere.